Edit: This was meant to be in reply to cit74's post #1198 with his pictures of the Duran Duran hardcover.
Do you mind telling the offer price he accepted? I was the winner of his final copy, which I managed to get for less than his buy-it-now price of $400, but for more than the initial $200 I offered.
Some poor packaging caused it to arrive in less than the mint condition he described. My copy has some top and bottom spine bumping, but not as bad as what yours looks like, and the cover is in better shape overall. The book does have some spine lean, but it's not too noticeable with the cover on.
I asked him if he had any additional copies since mine wasn't as described, and his response was it was their last one and if I wanted to return it, he has 3 other buyers who want it. I'm trying to determine whether the price I paid was still reasonable considering the difference between the description and what I paid.
Any advice you can provide would be helpful.